It’s not really starting to look a lot like Christmas here in Texas with the constantly fluctuating temperatures, but nonetheless, Christmas is coming! And I couldn’t be happier because it’s my favorite holiday and time of the year. Nothing makes me feel quite so fuzzy inside as knowing that my whole family will be gathered in the same place for an extended period of time. Everyone will be happy. I’m very excited to go home and be with my family in Mississippi. However, there’s celebration occurring here in Cedar Park before we ever get to the actual holiday.

Bryan’s parents will be arriving in town on the 11th. I’m always excited when they come into town, but I’m especially excited since we’re pregnant. I’ve seen Bryan’s mom once since we found out, but we haven’t seen his dad. It’s definitely making the holiday season more fun. We got the baby’s dresser and crib to our house this past week. Bryan and his dad will be assembling the crib while they’re in town. I can’t wait to see it all put together. The room is really starting to take shape, and I’m loving it!

We have a few fun things planned to do while the ‘rents are in town, but most off all I look forward to when we will celebrate Christmas even if it will be like a week early. I look forward to giving out the presents we bought each year. I’m really looking forward to it this year because we got some special but very hush hush gifts. 🙂 I can’t wait to see their reactions!

We’re so on top of Christmas this year! The tree is up and the decorations are out. I have our Christmas cards ready to mail out today. Most of our shopping is even finished! I can’t believe how on the ball we’ve been! I even have everything we’ve bought already wrapped and organized based on where they’ll be opened. I’ve still got a few more things to purchase, but because it’s so little, I don’t really feel stressed. Ah, that’s a nice feeling. Check out the winning photo for the Christmas cards:

More than anything, I’m looking forward to going home to the great state of Mississippi and being surrounded by my family especially the newest addition which might come as early as this week! I can’t wait to share my baby bump with everyone. I hate being so far away from them during this exciting time in our lives. We leave on the 22nd, and I’m counting down the days.

Baby News:

Currently, I’m in my 20th week which means halfway! Wow…when did that happen?

Well, I’ve already told you about the furniture. I did 3 loads of baby clothes and got them packed away. They will be ready when the time comes. I’ve organized them by gender and gender neutral. I’ve discarded the things that were no good or wouldn’t fit at the right time of the year. Things are looking so much better in there! It won’t be too much longer till I can start packing and hanging everything. It’ll look like a real nursery in no time!

We start our Bradley Method classes this Thursday! Wow, it seems like so long ago that we signed up for them. Time is flying by. I’m very excited about what these classes can teach us. I’m very nervous about the delivery. Eeek!

We have our first appointment with the Austin Birthing Center on Monday. I’m also very excited for this. It will be different and somewhat sad to not see Dr. Solomon, but also very exciting to start this process with a place so focused on how we see the delivery going.

The most exciting thing to report is that baby has been moving around, and it’s no mistaking what’s going on now! The highlight of the movement so far was when Bryan got to feel the baby early one morning.

You can always check out my baby bump progressions here: Pregnancy Progression

Things I’m Digging at the Moment:

Pictureka – this is the best iPhone app I’ve gotten in awhile. I could play it every day because each game is different. It’s based off the board game. If you like hidden object games then you should definitely check it out.